Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-19
LIFE AND WORK
OF U"nr, Ward Ee-"h.r. Icy Mr. Ihona
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Thomas W. knvx's Life and Work of
Henry Ward B-echer' has already taken
rank as the standard life of this famous
man. II is a complete, impartial and au-
thentic record of Mr BreChcr's public ca
r,rr and private lite from the cradle To the
grave.
II tells of his birthplace aud early home:
ot his boyhood and youth: how he contem-
plated running away To SEA and the prepara-
tiun> he made tur II; "t his college days
aud the prank> he played: Of hs marriage:
os his work a country minister: OF his
l.bars tor the dOwn-irodden slave: of his
art aS a preacher: of his power As an ora
tor: of his work in England during our
ci,i! war: of his editorial and political
work: uf Plymouth church: of the great
scandal and the charges made by Theodore
Tilton: OF the memorable triAl that followed;
of his travels in Europe: "f his illness,
death. etc.
The author narratsS Mr.. BeeChcr'S Strug
giles and experiences while a poor country
minister. when his entire income was less
than three hundred dollars per annum, a
part Of which was paid in corn, potatoes.
and other products OF the soil. lie tells
how. at this period in his life, when All in
creasing family compelled him to build
larger house Ia live in. he hauled the logs
himself. and his nelghbor> aided him to put
it up. The whitewssh and paint lac ap-
piled himself. lie chopped the wood. drew
the water, peeled the potatoes. cooked the
food. served st. washed the dishes and
cleaned up the house. He performed all
these duties and yet rode twenty miles
through the woods and across the prairie to
the log Schoolhouse IN which religious SerN-
Ice was held. preached. rode back again.
cooked the dinner preached in his own
church, returned 10 nIIre his sick wife and
attend To the children got the supper and
spent the evening in his own pray er meet
ing.
At the height Of his fame il would have
been impossible IA lind man on the face
nt the earth Uu whom the sun of fortune
shown more brilliantly than on Henry
Ward Beccher. His influence was great:
his income was enormous: he was III great
demand aS lecturer and speaker. soon.
the breath Of scandal spread over the land:
suspicious We're excited: the scandal
grew: friends were eStranged; the
church was III arms: and the couII-
Try rang with sensational stories, and the
outcome was a suit for 500. 900 damages.
brought by Theodore Tilton against Mr..
BeeCher. The trial lasted six months. The
| jury did not agree. Mr.. Beecher's eX-
penses alone in this great trial were over
800. 900. The story is fully told in this
volume. In every chapter the author wea, -
in anecdote after anecdote. incident after
incident. story after story.
The fine steel-plate portrait Of Mr..
Bee cher is from photograph taken Just
before his death. Ii also contains tine
portrait of Ms. Beecher and many other
line engravings. In short, the
volume commends itself 10 every
one at sight, because it is so good. SO hand
some and 50 cheap, and it is no unusual
thing for agents To sell 30 TO so copies in a
single day. The wonder is that such a
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Springfield, Ohio.